The $8 Million Exit: Louisiana Tech and CUSA’s Court Battle Ends With a Record-Breaking Departure Fee

By Alexis K. Garrett & Curtis Strong, Sr. College athletics has become increasingly shaped by financial priorities, particularly through conference realignment and media rights agreements. These shifts have created new legal tensions between universities and athletic conferences. The lawsuit filed by Louisiana Tech University (Tech) against Conference USA, stemming from a bitter dispute over the university's planned departure from the league and its move to the Sun Belt Conference set for Ju